Audi aims to sell approximately 800,000 fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the year 2025. At this Wednesday’s Annual General Meeting of AUDI AG, the Board of Management presents the updated “Audi.Vorsprung.2025.” strategy. To enable about every third customer to decide in favor of an e-model by the middle of the next decade, there… Continue reading Audi fleshes out its corporate strategy and plans to sell 800,000 electrified cars in 2025
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New ultra-capacitor tech could drastically boost battery EV range
A fast-acting carbon ‘ultra-capacitor’ that could take 30% off the weight of a lithium ion EV battery pack is under development in France. The ultra-capacitor, which is built using carbon and graphene nano-technology, is claimed to store and discharge electrical energy much more quickly than a lithium ion cell. “Our advantage is the speed of charge… Continue reading New ultra-capacitor tech could drastically boost battery EV range
Press Releases – Truck CO2 standards must not follow same approach as cars, industry cautions
Brussels, 9 May 2018 – One week before the European Commission publishes its proposal for the first-ever CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) urges policy makers to take into account the specific complexities of the truck market when setting the targets. “Unlike passenger cars, trucks are not consumer goods.… Continue reading Press Releases – Truck CO2 standards must not follow same approach as cars, industry cautions
Audi Targets $1.2 Billion Profit Boost From Car-Data Services
Audi is gearing up to boost profit outside its traditional business of producing and selling upscale cars in a push against Silicon Valley’s software giants that are keen to mine potentially lucrative vehicle data. The world’s third-largest luxury-car brand expects to generate operating profit of 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in 2025, the Volkswagen AG… Continue reading Audi Targets $1.2 Billion Profit Boost From Car-Data Services
In self-driving car race, Waymo leads traditional automakers
You are here: Home » OEM » Automakers and Suppliers » Waymo is testing autonomous driving using Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Photo credit: Katie Burke UPDATED: 5/8/18 11:14 am ET DETROIT/MUNICH — In the race to start the world’s first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet’s Waymo. The Google sibling is ahead of traditional automakers such… Continue reading In self-driving car race, Waymo leads traditional automakers
Disrupted relationship
Expulsion or departure at your own request? The upcoming replacement of VW CEO Matthias Müller is puzzling. It seems certain that no one was really convinced. VW boss Matthias Müller Tuesday, 10.04.2018 20:20 For the shareholders of Volkswagen There was already enough to discuss at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 3: diesel bans,… Continue reading Disrupted relationship
Do VW customers now have the chance to get a new car?
The Hamburg district court has a VW dealer obliged to exchange a manipulated diesel car for a new car. The verdict is not yet final, but it could still help other victims. In a VW dealership (symbol image). Friday, 16.03.2018 16:24 Why is the verdict in Hamburg so spectacular? For the first time a German… Continue reading Do VW customers now have the chance to get a new car?
Audi reports engine-management irregularities with V6 TDI version of A6/A7, generation C7
In the context of internal investigations of the diesel issue, Audi has discovered irregularities in the engine-management software of V6 diesel engines of Gen2 evo (200 kW). These engines are used in A6 and A7 models of generation C7, which are now being phased out. The Federal Motor Transport Authority in Germany and the vehicle… Continue reading Audi reports engine-management irregularities with V6 TDI version of A6/A7, generation C7
Audi eyes 800,000 electric and hybrid car sales in 2025
BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) – German premium brand Audi on Tuesday said it plans to sell about 800,000 battery-electric and hybrid powered cars in 2025, as it seeks to catch up with electric car rival Tesla and emerge from a damaging emissions-cheating scandal. Audi’s image has been tarnished by regulatory probes investigating what role its… Continue reading Audi eyes 800,000 electric and hybrid car sales in 2025
Automotive Group: Wolfgang Porsche turns 75 – and still has many tasks to complete
Wolfgang Porsche for the 75th Among other things, the founder’s grandson must master the transition to the next generation. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart / DüsseldorfIt’s not easy, in one such a family to be born into. Grandfather Ferdinand built the legendary Beetle. And when his father Ferry invented the sports car Porsche, Wolfgang Porsche was just… Continue reading Automotive Group: Wolfgang Porsche turns 75 – and still has many tasks to complete